Italy’s leading fashion retailer OVS wows customers with integrated online and offline shopping, glossy mobile apps, and innovative in-store experiences. The company is committed to putting its customers at the center of all its retail activities, both online and and in the store.

This philosophy, which permeates every corner of the company, is now so ingrained in the OVS culture that the company has coined its own term: the “omni-customer.”

The brand’s goal is to use technology to reach and enable customers wherever and whenever they shop, and to thrill in-store shoppers with eye-popping retail innovations. With Commerce Cloud at the center of its omni-channel strategy, OVS achieved its goal and created a multi-touch experience for customers.

OVS’s in-store technology is equally advanced. Its flagship store in Milan has kiosks with an interactive display. Customers can scan products, make purchases, and read reviews at these kiosks. Shoppers have browsed tens of thousands of product pages at them, spending an average of more than two minutes per session.

The flagship store also offers “magic” fitting rooms, where customers use large touchscreen mirror/displays to snap selfies of their outfit from different angles. Using barcode readers, shoppers can also message a store associate’s iPad, requesting a different size or color — all without stepping out of the fitting room.

“These innovative digital shopping experiences allow us to improve and add value to our customer relationships,” said Gagliardi. OVS hopes to roll out the technology to more of its stores.

“We want to make shopping easy, cutting edge, and amazing, and that means creating an experience without boundaries.”

OVS has been blazing trails with Commerce Cloud since May 2013. The retailer implemented “click-and-collect” (online ordering with in-store pickup) in 500 locations, right out of the gate. As a result, 40% of customers who buy online and pick up in store spend more when they visit.

OVS has also experienced an 81% increase in site traffic, and a 44% uptick in conversion. Its mobile app has been downloaded more than 125,000 times.

“We decided to work with [Commerce Cloud] because it’s a flexible platform for ecommerce but also because we had common goals for omni-channel,” said Gagliardi.

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